In a message dated 11/D/YY 9:53:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, Galaxy2010@aol.com writes: > The following was taken from a 1887 American Bible Society Bible recently > bought at an auction: > Marriages: Mr. Thomas H. Lay, Jr and Miss Lucy A. Graham were married "Feb > 3th" 1881. > Miss Minnie Lay and Jesse A. Sheets married April 4, 1906. > Harry M. Lay and Grace A. Smith were married January 20, 1909. > Harvey J.(?) Lay and Anna Londene were married February 3, 1909 > > Births: > Mr Thomas H. Lay, Jr was born November 29th 1858. > Mrs. Lucy A. Lay was born November 1, 1863 > Harry Monroe Lay was born January 5th 1882 > Minnie Bell Lay was born March 23th 1884 > Harvey Thomas Lay was born June 9th 1886 > Melvin Graham Lay was born Octrober 19th, 1898 > > Deaths: > Melvin Graham Lay died February 25th 1902 > Thomas H. Lay, Jr. died June 14th, 1936 > Harry Lay died June 9, 1940 > Lucy Ann Lay passed away April 12, 1946 > > Pallbearers for Mother Joe Goraker, Felix Schumer, Loren Hinkle, Ernest Bird, > > Oliver Schmidt, Bruce Ethridge, Dennis Medlock and Harvey Rock. Born in > White > Side Co. Ill. Married on February 3, 1881. Moved to Hope Kansas in August > (fall of 1881. She was baptized 55 years ago when serveces were held in the > Maple Grove school house by the Evangelical faith. > W. Jasper Graham was born in Kentucky and Katherine Eads in Todd County > Kentucky.( Lucy's parents) > Pallbearers for Father. Mr. Bird, Felix Schumer, Aaron Wingard, Andrew > Schrader, Jog Blagg, Joe Goracke. > > A piece of needle work used as a bookmarker reads "Think of Sarah" > > Obituary contained in the Bible on THOMAS HENRY LAY reads as follows: > "After a lingering illness lasting for several weeks Grandpa Lay quietly > passed away(sic) at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Elmer Hoffman, > surrounded by a host of relatives and friends. > Thomas Henry Lay was born in Cornwall county, England, October 24, 1836, and > died in Hope, Kansas, early Thursday morning, just after the midnight hour, > September 22,, 1921, thus being 84 years, 10 months and 28 days of age. > > When he was nearly 20 years of age, he with his parents left England and > came > to America, making their home at Ripley, Chautauqua countyk New York. It > was > here that Mr. Lay married Miss Eliz Daw on January, 1858. To them seven > children were bonr-four sons, and three daughters. The sons are Thomas H. > Lay > Jr. and W.J. Lay of Hope, Burton Lay of Colony and George Lay of Enterprise. > His daughters are Mrs. Rosa Eddy of Hope, Mrs. Lillie Deeken of Albany, Ill., > > and Getrude Hatfied of Pearl. Kansas. > He also has surviving him 26 grand-children and 17 great-grandchildren. His > wife died April 30, 1918. > He moved from New York state to Jefferson, Astibula county, Ohio, in 1860. > He > lived there until 1872, when he moved to Whiteside county, Illinois, > remaining > there until 1885. He with his family came to Kansas, settling on a farm in > Dickinson county ,seven miles northwest of Hope. > Although, he lived mostly with his children and grand-children after his > wife's death, yet this was counted his home until the end of his life. > The deceased was a man respected by his friends, was of industrious habits, > with integrity and other sterling qualities. He took an interest in public > affairs and leaves a legacy of an honest life to the world behind him. > Funeral services were held at the home of Elmer Hoffman, Friday afternoon by > Reb. E.M. Nunally of the M.E. chruch and burial was made in the Pilgrim Home > cemetey. > > > Jack Bender, III > Galaxy2010@aol.com. > > > > --